Curtain-pole ring.



0. 1*. LAUN. CURTAIN POLE RING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.6, 1910.

1,001,287, 1 Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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ttilhtrltED PATENT @EFtfitil.

CHRISTIAN F. LAUN, OF VVATERVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BERBECKER &

ROWLAND MANUFACTURING COWLPANY, OF VYA'JTERVILLE, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CURTAIN-POLE RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1.911..

To all "to/tom "it may concern:

Be it lcnown that t tnuis'rux ll. trai s, a citizen of the United States, and a resident o'l ll'al'erville, in the county ot New Haven and State ot t onnect'icut, have made and invented certain new and use'l'ul Improve meats in Curtain-Pole dings, oi which the following is a specification.

lrty invention relates to an improvement in rings for us in connection with curtain poles, and particularly that kind or type thereot comprising in part disks, pulleys, or rollers, to ttaeilitate the travel of the ring along the pole, the olriect of the invention being); to provide a. ring of this character which shall be simple and economical to comttruct, durable and eflicient in use, and which will present a neat and finished up pearance, and with these and other ends in view, consists in certain novel features ot construction and combinations ol parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the aeconmanying drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation of a curtain ring con.- structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a portion of the ring showing a pulley stud inserted in one end ot a ring section. i ig. it is a similar view showine' these studs completely locked in the ends ot a ring: section. l ig. t is a detached see tional view of one section ot the ring, the studs being omitted. Fiji. 5 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a1 portion of" the ring having the oulleys locked in the ends of one section ot the ring and prior to locking thereto the section of the ring: illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. (3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation. showing; the section ot the ring illustrated in Fig. 4, locked in place. Fig. 7 is a de taehed view in perspective of a washer 't'or use on a pulley stud, and Fig. 3 a similar view of the pulley stud.

A eurtatin ring ot the type referred to herein, is usually made up o't two or more sections. a pulley being secured between the ends ot the sections, in order that the ring); may move or travel easily upon the curtain pole. Tt is important that these pulleys and sections of rings be securely locked in their proper relative positions, in order to withstand the strain imposed upon them by reason of the weight ot heavy curtains or draperies. and at the same time present a neat and tiuished appearance. l n order to accomplish these objects, I form the ring of two or more sections 10 ll. the number thereof depending: upon the desired number of pulleys. as in some instances the rings are made with two pulleys. and in other in stances with three. tn the ring illustrated in the drawings, T have shown the ring pro vided with two pulleys. although 1 do not limit my invention to this particular num her.

In the construction of this ring. T spin or otherwise form in the ends ot the section ft). a groove 'l-t, forming a shouldered socket in which is received the head or flange 150-1 the stud it), as illustrated in Fig. '2. Al'tcr the studs have been properly placed within the ends of the section t0, the metal ol' said section is bent around the flange '15, as clearly illustrated in Fig: 3, whereby to securely lock them in position. On each of the studs It is then mounted a roller or pulley l7, as illustrated in Fig. 5, said pulleys beiin); held in position on the stud by means of the washers 18, secured tightly to the ends of the studs It). The ring: section 11 is also formed at each end with a groove '19. forming: a shouldered socket in each end ot the section, as illustrated in Fig. t. This section is then assembled with the ends of the section t0, by entering the washers to within the socketed ends ol? said section ll, as illustrated in Fig. (3, the metal of the extreme ends o'l this section I], being bent around the washers the several parts hcinn thereby pernnmently and securely 'lastcned in place. The ring section 10 may havw secured thereto in any desired way, the eye 20. tor the reception of the curtain pin (not shown). lly thus :t'ormingr and assembling the parts, a strong, etlective. and durable union between the several sections results, the several parts harmonizing in shape, contour and appearance, by reason ot the formation of grooves fl and '10 in the ends ol the adjacent sections and on opposite sides of the rollers or pulleys 17, the finished ring presenting a neat and attractive appearance.

Having, fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a curtain pole ring, a ring section, the wall of which is forced inward to thereby form a groove adjacent the end of the section and whereby a socket is provided; a stud having a projecting flange adapted to lie within said socket, and the extremity of said ring section being closed inward and about said flange to thereby secure the same and its stud in place; a washer secured to said stud; a second ring section, the wall of which is forced inward to thereby form a groove adjacent its end, and whereby a socket is provided at the end of said section,

CHRISTIAN F. LAUN.

Witnesses:

J AS. E. CAVANAGH, PHILIP S. MoRsnEAD.

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